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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifty-Two through Fifty-Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Toranaga not take the galley for his escape?
(a) it is in dry dock.
(b) it is being repaired.
(c) it is filled with Gray samurai.
(d) it cannot out maneuver the ship.

2. How does Blackthorne justify deceiving the friar?
(a) by simply not telling everything.
(b) because the friar may be a spy.
(c) because he cannot explain in Spanish.
(d) by recognizing the lies the friar tells.

3. How does Kiri divert attention from Toranaga as they make their escape?
(a) she shouts for care to be taken of Sazuko who has fallen.
(b) she sets fire to her kimono.
(c) she does a dance for the soldiers to see.
(d) she screams that she is going into labor.

4. As Yabu and Toranaga head for the village, what are Omi and Mura discussing?
(a) what time Yabu and Toranaga will arrive.
(b) how to plan a surprise for Toranaga.
(c) it there is enough security in the village.
(d) whether everything is ready for the arrival.

5. Why does Rodrigues go aboard the Erasmus?
(a) removing the canon.
(b) looking for the rutters.
(c) guiding the Japanese.
(d) looking for Blackthorne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Rodrigues found the morning after the storm?

2. What is the difference between the Erasmus and the galley headed to Osaka?

3. How does Blackthorne manage to get the galley safely out of the way of the flaming arrows?

4. During the trip on the galley, how does the weather change?

5. What confidence does Toranaga appear to have in Hiro-matsu?

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